"It is not the profession of faith, the theological knowledge or the sacramental practice that guarantees participation in ...

One of the big questions in the air at the Vatican now is whether his direct style of communication will endure ...

Bangladesh's interim government said on April 29 it was open to a UN aid corridor through its territory to reach starving ...

South Korean prosecutors on April 30 raided the home of the country's ex-president, Yonhap reported, as part of a probe into ...

Pontifical Missions Societies USA invites faithful to enroll on its website to know which cardinal they've been assigned ...

Like him, Nguyen Q.P. (whose family requested anonymity) is also a living witness of war. During the 1975 Hue–Da Nang ...

In St. Peter's Square, in the shadow of the 17th-century colonnade designed by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, stands ...

The current panel, which functioned under the religious affairs ministry, was moved to the human rights ministry recently ...

The rare exposition of the Buddhist relics came after 16 years and witnessed support from different religious groups ...

More than 50,000 Catholics gathered on April 26 for a requiem Mass for Pope Francis at the Esplanade of Tasi Tolu on the ...

In a mix of joy, excitement and sadness, families, associations and individuals from all over the world celebrated the ...

Dating back to the Middle Ages -- when the idea of sovereigns being elected was somewhat revolutionary -- the gathering, ...